SLJ Task 2

Today for the summer learning journey we did this activity that included making a comic and write about the plot. My favorite part was making the comic and my least favorite part was reading the book. By Hunter.

Comic about a robber

For writing, we are doing comics. This is a comic based on a lego book called police pursuit. I changed the ending of the comic because I liked the idea of having it that the police find the robber, not the baby. 

Task 5

We have finished street art. and we had to make something, like a picture, song, drama or dance. I did an artwork about factories and how they effect the enviroment.

By Hunter

TASK 2 Graffiti or Street art; Street art or crime

This incident happened in South London in England. 

I think that these men should have been arrested because they painted on buildings without permission. They have been awarded by the New York art gallery and some of the work they did the people who owned the buildings said they liked what they had done. I reckon Graffiti or street art should be chosen by the person who owns the premises.

Thanks to independend.co.uk for this image

By Hunter

Capture the flag

Capture the flag

Capture the flag is a fun game where you try to get the flag from the opposing team.

It may take up to thirty minutes on average to play and you need 12 or more people to play (six or more aside).

Playing Area

Equipment:

• Two flags.
• A playing area that is cut into two sides.

Rules:

1. You can only tag the people if they are on your side of the playing area.
2. If you get tagged you must do 10 push-ups or 50 star-jumps.
3. You must be two meters from the flag.
4. You can not move or touch your flag.

Hiding the flag:

1. You must hide your flag on your side.
2. There must always be part of the flag showing.
3. Once your flag is hidden you can not touch it.

Tips:

1. Some people in the team should fool the opposing team to think it is somewhere else like the opposite corner of the playing area (have two spots you are guarding).
2. When hiding split the group in two and let one of the split-up teams go and hide it while the other team fools them by making it look like there are two hiding spots.
3. Try to wear the other team out by making them do so many push-ups or star-jumps that they get tired and you get a free run to the flag and back to your side.

Glossary:

Opposing Team - Opposite Team

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For the past week, we have been working on writing about a game. We had to include the rules, a brief statement of what it is like playing.

Venn Diagram

Today we did an activity after we read about Novak Djokovic and Parore. The easiest part was having to write about Djokovic and the hardest part was writing about Parore.

Sportsmanship Questions

Read this article and then answer the questions below in full sentences.

1. What did Novak Djokovic do to make him default from the US open?
2. What rule did Djokovic break?
3. Do you agree with Djokovic’s punishment? Why? Explain
4. Watch the video in the article. Do you agree with what the man said? Explain
5. Should professional sportsmen and women let their emotions get the best of them while play? Explain

1. Hitting a line judge in the throat by accident.
2. Hitting a ball dangerously and recklessly into the linesperson.
3. I agree that he had to default because if he hit harder he could have killed her.
4. Yes because he mentioned he did it a week before and that it's not acceptable because he is not controlling his temper and since he is getting paid 20m dollars a year he needs to respect the surrounding areas.
5. No, because he is old enough to control his actions.

This term we are doing sportsman ship. Here are my answers for some questions. First we had to read a NZ Herald artical about Novak Djokovic and then answer the questions above. There were five questions to answer in full sentences. By Hunter.

Sportsmanship Brain Dump

 

 A brain dump is where you put all your ideas onto a piece of paper. It is a good way to get all of your ideas down on the same piece of paper. This term we are learning about sportsmanship. The braindump activity is so you can write all your ideas in one spot about sportsmanship that you already know.

Literacy Homework

This is the describe a character chart. Here you can see what the characters in the book, The Wind Singer are like.

This is the plot of what happens in the book. My favorite part is when the Zars turn to dust.

This tells you the atmosphere during the climax and how much action there is.

The above is what the author (WILLIAM NICHOLSON) is trying to say and some questions you will be coming away with.

I reckon that this is a good book for you to read and you will not want to stop.

Camp Recount

On week 8 my class went to Nelson for camp. The campground was called Bridge Valley. We were there for 4 days and the people in my car were Carlos, Lachlan, Katlyn, Eden, Meka, and Meka and Carlos's dad.

When we arrived we did an activity called top teams. Each game in the activity was different. First, my group did a water pipe game where you had to fill a pipe that had holes in it up. Then we did a racing game through the playground which had obstacles you had to go through. Next, our group did a boardwalk game. 5 people had to stand on a board and walk to the other side of the bit of field. After that, we did a different board game where you had to go around a cone getting a penalty every time someone touched the ground. We also did a barrel walk where we had to walk on a barrel for a few meters. Finally, we did a game of frisbee golf where you had to get a frisbee in a roped circle earning a point or hitting a baseball post.

Later that day we did low ropes. They were fun especially when we had to walk across a rope only holding onto two other ropes to cross a stream. We also did team initiatives that day. It included walking around a board that wobbled without letting it touch the ground and making everyone in the group be on a car tire for at least 3 seconds.

The next day my group did orienteering where no one in my group could find the number 10. Then we did team rescue where someone in my group kept pushing us off the obstacles into the imaginary crocodile's mouth. Next, we did the burner trail which is just a blindfold track. It was fun especially when you walk into a tree. Finally that day we did what everyone was waiting for, Lazer tag. It included tires and random walls in an outdoor Lazer tag arena. In the first game, red won, and in the second game, blue won. So we had to do a final game that included a medic box. Red won this game but what blue didn't know was that the medic box rehealed the dead.

On Thursday we did kayaking where none of my group fell in. Then we did Archerywhere I accidentally hit the target. Next, we did fire and damper but the damper tasted like rotten eggs. Finally, we did what everyone was dreading, Abseiling. We went through the tutorial and it seemed easy. The way up to the top of the tower was fun, a maze! When I was going down I was so scared but then I got used to it.

Finally, the last day was here, Friday. Once we had cleaned and packed we did a final game here. It was a tagging game but gave up playing because everyone was cheating.

On the drive home the tire popped so we waited 30 minutes until the new tire stopped being silly in the pump up.

Japan Information Text

Japan is a large group of islands located off mainland Asia. It is known for its bustling cities and mountainous terrain.

Culture and Traditions
During the classical period, Chinese culture influenced Japan. Chinese culture had a profound impact on Japan but in the Edo era, Japan isolated its self from the rest of the world. This had a huge influence on the culture of Japan.

Location and Geography
Japan is a group of 6852 islands off the coast of mainland Asia in the Pacific Ocean. Japan has a mountainous and hilly terrain.

History
Tokyo, Japan has been inhabited since ancient times. Japan formed around AD300. On noon September 1, 1923, a 7.1 earthquake struck south of Tokyo in Sagami Bay. It killed 142,000 people and is known today as the great Kanto earthquake.

Population
The population of Japan, as with the rest of the world always changes. In 2019 there were about 13,926,280 people in Japan altogether. This year there are about 37.393 million people. Japan has the 11th largest population in the world.

Climate
The Japanese climate changes a lot with the rest of the world. In winter the temperature is mild and typhoons usually occur during September and October. Early Summer and Autumn are the rainiest seasons.

Novel Studies

For the rest of the term for reading, we are doing novel studies. My reading group is reading The Wind Singer by William Nicholson. Our first activity for novel studies is to look at the front and back covers and inside the sleeves and predict what the story is about. This is my prediction.

Word of the week W3T3

this week's word is maturity. it was fun looking for an image.

Word of the week W2T3

This week's word is devour. It was fun finding out what this word means as I didn't know what it meant.

Narrative writing

We have been working on a narrative for a few weeks now and it was fun being able to write a story about anything that had to have the seen of a picture.

Word of the week, week 12

I originally didn't know what this word was and now I do. It was fun finding out what this word was.

Show not tell

We had to show the reader what we were saying, not telling them.

4 things I would like to change in the world

If I could change four things in the world I would change:
#1, Get rid of all the sicknesses - you won't have to go through any sicknesses any more.
#2, Make lego cheaper - All the sets I want cost way too much.
#3, Make you not have to go to school for that long - It eventually gets boring
#4, Make it so that you could always choose what subjects you want to learn - It will be more fun now!

Word of the week, week 11

It was fun doing this since I have never heard of this word. The word is egregious.

Book review

Book review of the book “By the river” Author and Illustrator - Sarah Penwarden
Kenzie expects school camp to be really boring.
She does raft building, then slides down a slide into the river.
After that, she has fun for the rest of the camp.
I like this story because it tells you that you can still have fun even when you least expect it.
I recommend this book to people who like stories that anything could happen.
I rate this book 6/10 stars and for ages 7-9.